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SUBMITTER: Bjorklund G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7210463 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Archives of toxicology 20200509 6
Arsenic (As) is widely used in the modern industry, especially in the production of pesticides, herbicides, wood preservatives, and semiconductors. The sources of As such as contaminated water, air, soil, but also food, can cause serious human diseases. The complex mechanism of As toxicity in the human body is associated with the generation of free radicals and the induction of oxidative damage in the cell. One effective strategy in reducing the toxic effects of As is the usage of chelating agen ...[more]